Monday, December 24, 2007

201 all out

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It has been a couple of years since I started this site. I didn't expect many people to read - maybe my Dad, my brother and a handful of...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

What goes around...

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I have two-traffic related incidents to report upon from last week. The first one happened when I was driving to work. On a relatively open...
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Celebrity lookalikes pt 9

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This will probably be the last in the "Celebrity Lookalikes" series, so why not go out on a classic? Former Stone Roses "sing...
Sunday, November 25, 2007

Celebrity lookalikes pt 8

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Hip-hop legend and Eminem's mentor, Dr Dre Nottingham Forest and Ghana hotshot Manuel Junior Agogo
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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Feel the benefit?

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Amidst all the furore over the Revenue and Customs fiasco, and the England team's abject failure, one story from the start of the week h...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Questions that need answering

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Why is it impossible to open a can of tomatoes without splattering yourself? And also impossible to empty it into a pan or bowl without it s...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Ludicrous laws

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Whoever said that the British political and legal system is outdated and archaic is probably right. Examples include: It is illegal for a wo...
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Friday, November 02, 2007

Consequences? What consequences?

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One of the more upsetting stories last week was the death of two little boys being killed trying to cross a motorway . I was astonished when...
Friday, October 26, 2007

Explanation as to why the Jeremy Kyle show is so popular

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Although I suspect they don't show Jezza's show in the USA...
Thursday, October 25, 2007

In safe hands

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This was sent to me recently - I have to confess that I have no idea whether it is true or not... Can you imagine working for a company that...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Extracts from Council Housing Complaint Letters

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Again, sent to me by a colleague... I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burned my knob off. I wish to report that ...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Dear Dogs and Cats...

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Sent to me by a colleague... To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - nose height... Dear Dogs and Cats, The dishes with the paw pri...
Sunday, October 21, 2007

Its base was oh-so wide

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I do not understand why anybody would change their name to something that would become rhyming slang - however, what is done is done, and it...
Thursday, October 04, 2007

I think my computer is on drugs

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My computer at work gave me this error message (click to enlarge) - does it need help?
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Popworld

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In a world where it is getting harder and harder to find the good music that is out there, Popworld on Channel 4 gently mocked those musici...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Sign of the times

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I meant to write about this a while ago, but was kind of busy at the time. A few months ago, I needed to go to Loughborough for work purpose...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Rish's Holiday Diary - part 2

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The saga continues: Day 4: We went to the beach - well it is the done thing when on holiday on the Costa Blanca! Unfortunately the sun went ...
Sunday, September 23, 2007

Paddington Bear goes experimental

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Have you seen the new ad for Marmite, featuring Paddington Bear? It is really quite amusing, in a nostalgic, understated kind of way: The ad...

Rish's Holiday diary - part 1

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For those of you not able to access me through Facebook, I have just come back from holiday in Spain. It was a bit of a mixed bag. Day 1: G...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Caught by the fuzz

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The Police have reformed for a series of reunion gigs. They recently visited the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. My friends Mohan tried...
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Monday, September 17, 2007

Get well soon

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One of the most under-rated singing bass players of this generation, Mick Quinn of Supergrass, has bizarrely broken his back. The full story...
Friday, August 10, 2007

Summer recess

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After a brief flurry of posting over the last few weeks, I have decided to take a few weeks' break from the blogging - at the moment, I...
Monday, August 06, 2007

Amusing but true

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I linked to this from a careers-related article sent to me by my boss - it is a rundown of some of the most bizarre cases heard by employmen...

He's only a little fella...

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We went to see the legendary Prince in concert at the O2 Arena (i.e. the old Millennium Dome) on Saturday. I do not have the time or inclina...
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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Celebrity Lookalikes pt 7 - Save Sherwood special!

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Foot-in-mouth pundit and Nottingham Forest "Football Consultant" David Pleat, and Robin Hood, the Nottingham Forest mascot-in-wait...
Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Save Sherwood the Bear!

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For those of you who don't usually frequent the football musings on the Nottingham Forest blog , I suggest you do so, to find details o...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Celebrity lookalikes pt 6

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Supremely talented Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, and Albert Steptoe

A new order?

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Peter Hook - started his own unique style of bass playing, but he is still a bit of a tosser .
Friday, July 27, 2007

Celebrity Lookalikes pt 5

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Former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross, and Principal Skinner from The Simpsons

Celebrity Lookalikes pt 4

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Soon to be ex-Newcastle winger Kieron Dyer, and Clyde from the Anthill Mob
Thursday, July 26, 2007

Pilates of the Caribbean

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Listening to Mark Kermode's Film Reviews on Radio Five Live the other week, and Simon Mayo read out an email from someone who had witne...

If there's any justice in the world

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I have deliberately chosen a song lyric as the title of this post, because I want to publicise the government ruling that UK songwriters and...
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Monday, July 23, 2007

Weather panic

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I have studiously avoided commenting on the biblical rainfalls of the last few weeks, mainly because I have been lucky enough to miss the wo...